The 2007–08 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 16th season in the Premier League, and their 54th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
| Club: | Everton |
| Season: | 2007–08 |
| Manager: | David Moyes |
| Chairman: | Bill Kenwright |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Yakubu (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Yakubu (21) |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,049 (vs. Liverpool, 20 October) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 31,885 (vs. Middlesbrough, 30 September) |
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| Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points.[1] In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in 2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning them to UEFA Cup football. Nonetheless, this was a great result for a club with limited financial resources, and served to enhance manager David Moyes' reputation as one of the best managers in England.
See main article: 2007–08 Premier League.
Squad at end of season[2]
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2007 | FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 4 July 2007 | DF | Phil Jagielka | Sheffield United | £4m | [5] | |
| 7 August 2007 | DF | Leighton Baines | Wigan Athletic | £5m | [6] | |
| 21 August 2007 | GK | Stefan Wessels | 1. FC Köln | Free | [7] | |
| 29 August 2007 | FW |  Yakubu | Middlesbrough | £11.25m | [8] | |
| 14 January 2008 | MF | Dan Gosling | Plymouth Argyle | £1m | [9] [10] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2007 | DF |  Alessandro Pistone | Released | [11] | ||
| 14 May 2007 | GK | Richard Wright | Released | |||
| 5 July 2007 | DF | Gary Naysmith | Sheffield United | £1m | [12] | |
| 4 August 2007 | FW | James Beattie | Sheffield United | £4m | [13] | |
| 18 January 2008 | FW | James McFadden | Birmingham City | £5m | [14] | |
| 31 January 2008 | DF | Alan Stubbs | Derby County | Free | [15] | |
| 31 January 2008 | MF |  Anderson de Silva | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [16] | |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | MF | Steven Pienaar | Borussia Dortmund | [17] | |
| 30 August 2007 | 30 June 2008 | MF | Thomas Gravesen | Celtic | [18] | |
| 12 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF | Manuel Fernandes |  Valencia | [19] | |
| 31 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | DF | Anthony Gardner | Tottenham Hotspur | [20] |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2007 | 30 January 2008 | FW | Stephen Connor | Partick Thistle | [21] | |
| 2 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Plymouth Argyle | [22] | |
| 7 January 2008 | 4 February 2008 | FW | Scott Spencer | Yeovil Town | [23] | |
| 21 January 2008 | 20 April 2008 | DF | Patrick Boyle | Crewe Alexandra | [24] [25] | |
| 25 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF | John Paul Kissock | Gretna | [26] | |
| 29 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF |  Bjarni Viðarsson | FC Twente | [27] | |
| 22 February 2008 | 30 June 2008 | GK | John Ruddy | Stockport County | [28] [29] | |
| 7 March 2008 | 7 April 2008 | FW | Scott Spencer | Macclesfield Town | [30] |
Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.
See main article: 2007–08 FA Cup. Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground.
See main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup.
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Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Yellow cards | Red cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 |  | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 17 |  | 4 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 19 |  | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | 5 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 |  | 6 | 0 | ||
| 28 | | 1 | 0 |